Google Street View

Have you searched for your house on Google Street View yet? The service is now available for 25 cities in the UK.

Just go to Google Maps and type in your post code. If your street has been included, a box will appear saying ‘street view’. Click on this to see your own street in magnificent detail!

Google Street View picks up everything...

You might be surprised by what you come across. Atomic’s eccentric neighbour is constantly cleaning her front step. And there she is on Google Street View, quite clearly cleaning her front step!

Other quirky/amusing things spotted by Google Street Viewers: a broken-down Google Street View camera car, Where’s Wally (he’s in Putney) and a car which has driven into a tree.

Privacy concerns

However, concerns have been raised that Google Street View could be infringing on privacy laws.  Google has reacted by saying that anyone could have their images removed if they asked.

Google's geospatial technologist, Ed Parsons, said: ‘If people do not want their homes featured we will take them down, or cut them out of the image.’

Google spokesperson Laura Scott added: ‘We want this to be a useful tool and it's people's right to have their image removed.’